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Much to the delight of Red Sox players, who cheered him on while watching TV in the clubhouse, Sox right-hander Alfredo Aceves found himself in the middle of tonight's wild Canada-Mexico braw in the World Baseball Classic.

Aceves, who was not on the mound when things started, raced onto the field and was tackled and punched in the head by Phillies farmhand Tyson Gillies. Aceves then leapt to his feet and chased down Gillies, but was swarmed by Gillies' Canadian teammates and never really got to throw a punch, at least according to the TV replays we could see here. Aceves left the pile with a visible bruise or cut on the right side of his head.

The brawl started when Mexican reliever Arnold Leon drilled Twins outfielder Rene Tosoni in the ninth with Canada leading 9-3 and Mexico three outs from elimination. Canada went on to win the game, but may face suspensions before taking on the US tomorrow.